Plumbing fixture



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PLUMBING FIXTURE Filed Feb 2, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 3unentor CittorncgNov. 11 1941.

F. C. KUHNLE PLUMBING FIXTURE.

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I l 29 55 l a lnoentor attorney Patented Nov. 11, 1941 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE PLUMBING FIXTURE Frederick C. Kuhnle, Grand Haven, Mich.Application February 2, 1940, Serial No. 316,949

4 Claims.

My present invention relates to improvements such as a bath tub,lavatory, kitchen sinkor the like; and the objects of improvement are,first, to

provide a plumbing fixture whereby either cold.

or hot water may be drawn, either selectively or intermixed of atempered temperature from a single faucet; second, to provide a plumbingfixture that will be simple in construction; third, to provide aplumbing fixture that will be rugged and not liable to disorder; fourth,to provide a plumbing fixture, which, while being rugged, will be cheapto manufacture; fifth, to provide a plumbing fixture whereby thetemperature of the water being drawn can be regulated; sixth, to providea plumbing fixture that will readily be accessible; and seventh, toprovide a plumbing fixture that is enclosed within an ornamental orother housing.

These named objects and other objects that appear from a perusal of thefollowing description are attained by the structure disclosed in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation view of the ornamental housing in which isenclosed and supported the greater portion of the operative elements ofmy improved plumbing fixture and also includes portions of the bath tubor lavatory to which my plumbing fixture is applied.

Figure 2 is a front elevation View of the ornamental housing in which isenclosed and supported the greater portion of the operative elements ofmy plumbing fixture including a portion of a sink or lavatory to whichthe plumbing fixture is applied.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional View of my improved plumbing fixturetaken on a horizontal plane on line II of Fig. 1, the view showing theoperative parts in their respective places within the canopy-forminghousing.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional View of my improved plumbing fixturetaken on a plane through the fixture on line 11-11 of Figures 2 and 3,in which is shown the operative parts in their respective operativeplaces within the canopy-forming housing.

Throughout the drawings, similar numerals refer to similar parts, andreferring thereto:

Numeral I designates the canopy-forming housing enclosing the operativeparts of the plumbing fixture; 2 a broken-away portion of the shelf of awash stand back of the Wash bowl; 3

a broken-out portion of the panel extending upwardly from the shelf 2back of the wash bowl; 4 the top of the panel 3 to which thecanopy-forming housing is secured. .5 designates the downwardly curvedroof of thehousing I, which extends back over the top 4 of the panel 3,and consists of two portions 6 separated by raised panel I, the roofportions 6 terminating in the downwardly curved apex 8, from whichextends back to the panel 3, bottom wall Shaving hole III at the apex 8.Within the canopy-forming housing I is located valve housing I I securedto the panel 3 by water supply extension tubes I2 and I3 screw-threadedinto bosses I4 and I5 of the valve housing, extending backtherefromthrough the panel 3 to which the tubes are secured by nuts I6and. Il screw-threaded on the extension tubes having connection withhollow upwardly extending water supply members I8 and I9, by flangednipples 20 and 2| screw-threaded into the said water supply members, andgland nuts 22 and 23 engaging the flange of the nipples 20 and 2! andscrew-threaded onto the end of the water supply extension tubes I2 andI3.

Within the valve housing II, for clearness of description, is cold watersupply passage 24 extending from the water supply extension tube I2 tothe valve port 25, and in a similar manner as described, is a hot watersupply passage 26 ex-' tending from the Water supply extension tube I3to the valve port 21. Extending from the valve ports 25 and 21 ispassage 28 opening into the passage 29 of the nozzle member 30, bentdownwardly at its forward end whereby the Water issuing from the nozzlepassage will be directed downwardly at an incline to the horizontallydisposed top of the Wash stand or bath tub. The valve ports 25 and 2'!are operated to open and closed condition by valves 3I and 32, byturning the coarsely screw-threaded valve stems 33 and 34 in the nuts 35and 36, having hexagonal portions 31 and 38 engaging shoulder 39 and 40,in the valve cage bores M and 42, and held against said shoulders bypacking washers 43 and 44, screw-threaded nipples 45 and 43 engaging thehandles 41 and 48, by which the valves 3I and 32 are operated throughthe threaded stems 33 and 34, which are squared at their outer ends forthe reception of the valve operating handles 41 and 48 secured to thevalve stems by button head screws 43 and composition washers 50, havingtheir two sides of curved form.

In the operation of my improved plumbing fixture, should it be desiredto draw cold water, it is only necessary that the handle 47 be raisedfrom its horizontal closed position in the water is withdrawn from itsseat.

control valve 3|, which will allow cold water to flow from the watersupply through the extension tube I 2 into the passage 24, through thevalve port 25 into the passage 28, and from said passage 28 and throughthe passage 29 of the nozzle 30. The stoppag of the water flow isaccomplished in the reverse order, that is, by depressing the handle 41,the valve 3| is moved by the coarse screw threads on the valve stemturning in the nut 35 to closed position of the port 25. But, should itbe desired to draw hot water, the handle 48 is raised from itshorizontal position, as shown, to a vertical position which, in likemanner to the cold water control valve, The hot water is then permittedto flow through the hollow extension tube l3 from the water supplymember 19 into th passage 26, through the valve port 21, into thepassage 28, and from the passage 29 of the nozzle intothe Wash bowl orbath tub. The arrangement of the cold and hot water is so that the coldwater can be drawn from that portion of my fixture at the right and thehot Water from the portion at the left, except that both cold andhotwater discharge from one and the same nozzle. That feature disclosesthat both hot and cold water may be drawn from the water supply and inthus doing, water of temperatures ranging from the temperature of thecold water to that of the hot water may be discharged from the nozzle.

Having described my improved plumbing fixture, the rights which I desireto secure are set forth in the claim as follows:

1. In a plumbing fixture, a valve enclosing canopy lik housing securedto the back panel of a Wash bowl and extending generally hori zontaltherefrom with two opposed vertically disposed sides and a downwardlycurved apex in spaced apart relation to the said back panel and a spoutprotruding from said apex and a valve operating lever at each of saidvertically disposed sides of the housing as described.

2. In a plumbing fixture, a water control valve enclosing canopy likehousing having therein a plurality of horizontally disposed watercontrol valves, secured to the back panel of a wash bowl and having adownwardly curved apex in spaced apart relation to the said panel, thehousing having two opposite vertically disposed sides each havingadjacent thereto a curved lever for operating the said valve by valvestems extending through the said vertically disposed sides of thehousing as described.

3. In a plumbing fixture of the class described, a water control valvecanopy like housing for attachment to the back panel of a wash bowl andextending generally horizontally from said panel and having a downwardlycurved apex in spaced apart relation to the panel with a spoutprotruding therefrom and two vertically disposed sides in spaced apartrelation with and valve operating levers adjacent thereto.

4. In a plumbing fixture of the class described, water control valvecanopy like housing extending generally horizontal from the back panelof a wash bowl and having an apex in spaced apart relation to the saidpanel with a Water delivery spout protruding from the lower side of theapex and two opposite vertically disposed sides with valve operatinglevers adjacent said sides.

FREDERICK C. KUHNLE.

